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Obituaries

ALLYN WAYNE ACKERMAN

Feb. 16, 2025 Allyn Wayne Ackerman, 74, of Hubbard Lake, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. Allyn is survived by his wife, Mary, three children, Angela Ackerman, Chad Ackerman, and Roxanne Ackerman, six grandchildren, and one great-grandchild on the way. McWilliams Funeral Home is ...

DONALD E. LaFAVE

Feb. 17, 1948 - Feb. 13, 2025 Donald E. LaFave, 76, of Black River, passed away Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. Born Feb. 17, 1948, to Edward and Yvonne (Potvin) LaFave in Black River, he was a lifelong resident of the area. On Feb. 6, 1981, he married Sharon Marschner in Bay City. Don owned ...

ROBERTA EARLEEN LONGPRE

March 15, 1939 - Feb. 16, 2025 Roberta Earleen Longpre, 85, of Hale, Michigan passed away Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, at Hale Creek Manor. Roberta Earleen Fuller was born March 15, 1939, in Cleveland, Ohio to the late and Hugo and Dorothy (Snyder) Ranke, and later adopted by Guy Fuller when ...

RALPH STEVENS

Dec. 17, 1930 - Feb. 16, 2025 Ralph Stevens, of Grayling, passed away on Feb. 16, 2025, at the age of 94. He was born on Dec. 17, 1930, to Levi and Edith Stevens. He was one of 10 Stevens children, raised by Levi and Edith in Alpena. He married Doris Rivers in 1957 and was married to ...

ALVIN A. WARREN III

1948 - 2025 Ewen, MI - Alvin A Warren III (Al), age 76, of Ewen, unexpectedly passed at St Luke’s Aspirus Hospital, Duluth, Minnesota on Feb. 11, 2025. He was born on April 25, 1948, at the Air Force Military Base, Fort Sheridan, Illinois, and was the first of three children born to ...

GERALDINE LOUISE KARSTEN

Sept. 24, 1940 - Feb. 16, 2025 Geraldine Louise Karsten passed away peacefully on Feb. 16, 2025, in Alpena, at the age of 84. Born on Sept. 24, 1940, in Roger City, she was the beloved daughter of Everett and Louise Schlager. Geraldine’s academic foundation began at St. John’s ...